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Christine Durinx joins VIB as co-managing director

Belgium, 20 April 2022 – VIB and Flemish Minister of Economy and Innovation Hilde Crevits announce the appointment of Dr Christine Durinx as VIB’s co-managing director, alongside Dr Jérôme Van Biervliet. Dr Jo Bury, co-founder and co-managing director since VIB’s inception 25 years ago, is passing the torch to Durinx who is the former Executive Director of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. Her appointment strengthens VIB’s commitment to focus on the burgeoning fields of data science and personalized health.

V-Bio Ventures raises EUR 110 million for its second fund and expands team

Ghent, Belgium, 31 March 2022 – V-Bio Ventures announced the final closing of its second fund, V-Bio Fund 2, having raised EUR 110 million euro and exceeding its target of EUR 100 million.

Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management joins forces with the Belgian life sciences ecosystem to train the next generation of Biotech and MedTech leaders

miDiagnostics welcomes Nicolas De Clercq as its new Chief Financial Officer

Rejuvenate Biomed Started a Groundbreaking Clinical Trial and Expands for Future Growth

New incubator biotope by VIB launches to support biotech startup teams on their journey to success

Qbic announces first close of new fund at EUR 49 million to invest in spin-offs from world-class knowledge partners

V-Bio Ventures’ Portfolio Company Precirix raises EUR 80 million in Series B to advance its pipeline of precision radiopharmaceuticals

flanders.healthTech launches 14 unique innovation projects in healthcare

Ghent, Belgium, 10 March 2022 – Following the launch of the cluster flanders.healthTech in 2021, the first round of 14 consortia have started working on innovation projects in healthcare. The projects have received a total of EUR 4.7 million in VLAIO support from Flemish Minister of Economy and Innovation Hilde Crevits to help make a difference in the field of technology and innovation in healthcare.

V-Bio Ventures’ Portfolio Company Syndesi Therapeutics Acquired by AbbVie to Strengthen its Neuroscience Portfolio

miDiagnostics ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR Test succeeds in Brussels Airport pilot study

Leuven, Belgium, 17 February 2022 - miDiagnostics, a fast-growing POC diagnostics company backed by Belgian Family Offices, announces the success of the Brussels Airport pilot study for its ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR Test. This test is the first of many applications for miDiagnostics’ disruptive technology, licensed from imec (Leuven, Belgium) and developed in close collaboration with Johns Hopkins University. The study confirms that the test can perform rapid and high-quality diagnostics on the spot in a real-life setting, providing travelers with a result within half an hour with the same accuracy as a traditional PCR test.

SciMingo SciComm Academy launches spring program of workshops and lectures

Newton Biocapital launches a new fund with initial capital commitments of EUR 50 million and target size of EUR 150 million

V-Bio Ventures raises additional capital to support young biotech companies

Ghent, Belgium, 27 January 2022 - V-Bio Ventures, a venture capital company that focuses specifically on the segment of young pioneering biotech companies, has increased the capital of its second fund V-Bio Fund 2 to 96 million euros. The fundraising will continue for several months, and the fund managers expect the target of EUR 100 million will be achieved.

Ann Van Gysel appointed CEO of flanders.healthTech

Ghent, Belgium, 20 January 2022 – Dr. Ann Van Gysel has been appointed as CEO of the flanders.healthTech spearhead cluster. She will lead the cluster, which brings together personalized and digital medicine and healthcare technology in Flanders, and supports the development and implementation of new technologies in the Flemish healthcare sector.